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Electrical power AC & DC

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The formula for work is ?

a)

Force x time

b)

Force x distance

c)

Force x Newton

d)

Joule x Newton

2.

The formula for Power is:

a)

Joules/Seconds

b)

Seconds x Joules

c)

Newtons x Distance

d)

Current x Impedance

3.

One watt (W) equals

a)

One Newton per second

b)

One thousand joules per second

c)

One joule per second

d)

One joule per metre

4.

One Kilowatt (kW) is

a)

100 watts

b)

10000 watts

c)

1000 watts

d)

1,000,000 watts

5.

The reduction of (opposition to) current flow magnetically in a coil is called ?

a)

capacitance

b)

resistance

c)

impedance

d)

inductance

6.

An electrical component that causes inductance is called a ?

a)

capacitor

b)

inductor

c)

coil

d)

resistor

7.

Which of the following is not part of the opposition to current flow that makes up the impedance in an AC circuit?

a)

resistor

b)

capacitor

c)

battery

d)

inductor

8.

What type of component does the following statement describe? "An electrical attraction forms across the small gap between the negatively charged and positively charged conductors and causes a ‘holding force’ on the electrons across the gap".

a)

capacitor

b)

inductor

c)

resistor

d)

battery

9.

The single type of opposition to the steady current flow in a DC circuit is:

a)

Back EMF

b)

Capacitve reactance

c)

Inductive reactance

d)

Resistance

10.

In a purely capacitive circuit the alternating voltage ...........

a)

leads the current by 90 degrees

b)

lags the voltage by 90 degrees

c)

leads the voltage by 90 degrees

d)

lags the current by 90 degrees

11.

For capacitors in AC circuits the instantaneous current is at its minimum or zero whenever the applied voltage is at its maximum

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Capacitive Reactance in a purely capacitive circuit is the opposition to current flow in DC circuits.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Like resistance, reactance is also measured in Ohm’s but is given the symbol X to distinguish it from a purely resistive value. 

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The magnetism produced around the conductor is proportional to the amount of current flowing in the conductor.

a)

False

b)

False, as it also depends on the length of the conductor

c)

True

15.

The building and collapsing magnetic field causes current to be induced back into the coil by what is called

a)

back EMF

b)

inductance

c)

magnetism

d)

inductive reactance

16.

In a purely inductive circuit the applied voltage reaches its maximum positive value ..........

a)

a 1/4 cycle after the current reaches its maximum positive value

b)

a 1/2 cycle after the current reaches its maximum positive value

c)

a 1/2 cycle earlier than the current reaches its maximum positive value

d)

a 1/4 cycle earlier than the current reaches its maximum positive value

17.

Impedance is the total opposition to current flow in DC circuits

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The formula for Impedance is .........

a)

Z= I/V

b)

Z= V x I

c)

Z = V/R

d)

Z = V/I

19.

At 50 degrees what value in % would the instantaneous value of a sine wave be at?

a)

50%

b)

66.5%

c)

72.85%

d)

76.60%

20.

At 90 degrees the value of current in a purely inductive circuit is .........

a)

maximum peak

b)

0

c)

negative peak

d)

RMS value